The complex compensation package, , appears to be testing financial journalists, who are coming up with a wide range of estimates.

"," reported The Wall Street Journal, explaining that Mayer would receive US$5.4 million this year and around $20 million per year for each year after. All Things D, a Wall Street Journal sister site, reported Yahoo "."

CNN managed to find in the regulatory filing, while Reuters almost agreed, reporting the pay "."

When you're earning that much money, what's a million dollars anyway?

Among initial reporting, The Los Angeles Times came up with the fattest package: -- more than double the All Things D total.